Day and Night

Feb 12, 1997

1h 48m

★ 2.1

Overview

Ten years ago, distinguished French author Alexandre (Alain Delon) exchanged his stressful, hectic life in Paris for a more peaceful existence upon a Mexican hacienda with his wife Ariane (Marianne Denicourt). Lucien (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) also accompanies them. There, Alexandre meets the strange lady-oracle Sonia (Lauren Bacall). As the film opens, the melancholy Alexandre is visited by the sensuous actress Laure (Arielle Dombasle) and her producer Raoul Fillipi (Karl Zero) who is going to make a movie of one of Alexandre's best-loved books. Laure is determined to play the part of the heroine and is willing to resort to seduction to get it. At the same time, Ariane is involved in a passionate affair with French-Mexican seismologist Carlo (Xavier Beauvois). While all of these characters wrangle and tangle with their different agendas, the local residents prepare for a violent revolution. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cinémaginaire

Les Films du Lendemain

Nomad Films

Cartel

France 2 Cinéma

M6 Films

RTL-TVi

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Cast

Alexandre

Alain Delon

Sonia

Lauren Bacall

Carlo

Xavier Beauvois

Ariane

Marianne Denicourt

Laure

Arielle Dombasle

Lucien

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Norma

Julie du Page

Cristobal

Francisco Rabal

Filippi

Karl Zéro

Consuelo

Véronique Levy

Le prêtre

Rafael González-Cidoncha

Leandro

Carlos Quintero

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